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2. SYMPTOMS.—­About eight days after
the exposure a little redness and then a pimple, which
soon becomes an open sore, makes its appearance, on
or about the end of the penis in males or on the external
or inner parts of the uterus of females. Pimples
and sores soon multiply, and after a time little hard
lumps appear in the groin, which soon develop into
a blue tumor called bubo. Copper colored spots
may appear in the face, hair fall out, etc.
Canker and ulcerations in the mouth and various parts
of the body soon develop.

3. TREATMENT.—­Secure the very best
physician your means will allow without delay.

4. LOCAL TREATMENT OF BUBOES.—­To prevent
suppuration, treatment must be instituted as soon
as they appear. Compresses, wet in a solution
composed of half an ounce of muriate of ammonia, three
drachms of the fluid extract of belladonna, and a
pint of water, are beneficial, and should be continuously
applied. The tumor may be scattered by painting
it once a day with tincture of iodine.

5. FOR ERUPTIONS.—­The treatment of
these should be mainly constitutional. Perfect
cleanliness should be observed, and the sulphur, spirit
vapor, or alkaline bath freely used. Good diet
and the persistent use of alteratives will generally
prove successful in removing this complication.

BUBO.

GLEET (CHRONIC CLAP).

1. SYMPTOMS.—­When gonorrhoea is not
cured at the end of twenty-one or twenty-eight days,
at which time all discharge should have ceased, we
have a condition known as chronic clap, which is nothing
more or less than gleet. At this time most of
the symptoms have abated, and the principal one needing
medical attention is the discharge, which is generally
thin, and often only noticed in the morning on arising,
when a scab will be noticed, glutinating the lips
of the external orifice. Or, on pressing with
the thumb and finger from behind, forward, a thin,
white discharge can be noticed.

2. HOME TREATMENT.—­The diet of patients
affected with this disease is all-important, and should
have careful attention. The things that should
be avoided are highly spiced and stimulating foods
and drinks, as all forms of alcohol, or those containing
acids. Indulgence in impure thoughts is often
sufficient to keep a discharge, on account of the
excitement it produces to the sensitive organs, thus
inducing erections, which always do harm.